Current Affairs Quiz December 2017 – Set 4

Hello and welcome to exampundit. Here is the fourth set of Current Affairs Quiz December 2017 series. This quiz covers all the important financial news comprehensively.

 

 

  1. Who won the Women’s Single in BWF Dubai World Series Finals 2017?

(1) PV Sindhu

(2) Akane Yamaguchi

(3) Tai Tzu-ying

(4) Chen Yufei

(5) Ratchanok Intanon

Answer

Option: 2

 

  1. Which of the following state launched it’s first Tribal Sports Meet 2017 in December?

(1) Chhattisgarh

(2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Telangana

(4) Odisha

(5) Jharkhand

Answer

Option: 4

 

 

  1. With which of the following messenger did Uber tie up for ride booking?

(1) Facebook messenger

(2) Whatsapp

(3) Blackberry messenger

(4) WeChat

(5) Telegram

Answer

Option: 3

 

 

  1. Francois Gabart has set a new world record for the fastest solo round-the-world navigation. He is a sailor from which country?

(1) France

(2) Italy

(3) Germany

(4) Serbia

(5) Denmark

Answer

Option: 1

 

 

  1. What was India’s rank in Ookla’s Index for mobile internet speed?

(1) 108th

(2) 103rd

(3) 105th

(4) 106th

(5) 109th

Answer

Option: 5

 

 

  1. What was India’s rank in Ookla’s Index for broadband internet speed?

(1) 108th

(2) 99th

(3) 84th

(4) 76th

(5) 53rd

Answer

Option: 4

 

 

  1. Sebastián Piñera was elected as the president of which nation?

(1) Cuba

(2) Peru

(3) Bolivia

(4) Chile

(5) Argentina

Answer

Option: 4

 

 

  1. International Migrants Day 2017 was observed on ________.

(1) 18 December

(2) 19 December

(3) 20 December

(4) 21 December

(5) 17 December

Answer

Option: 1

 

 

  1. UN Arabic Language Day is observed on _________.

(1) 17 December

(2) 19 December

(3) 18 December

(4) 20 December

(5) 23 December

Answer

Option: 3

 

 

  1. Which of the following bank did recently partner with European Investment Bank to invest $400 mn in renewable power projects?

(1) Axis Bank

(2) Yes Bank

(3) ICICI Bank

(4) HDFC Bank

(5) State Bank of India

Answer

Option: 2

 

 

  1. Which of the following bank did recently sign a MoU with Sahaj e-Village for extending its banking service in remote areas through Business Correspondent Agent (BC) model?

(1) Equitas Small Finance Bank

(2) Capital Small Finance Bank

(3) AU Small Finance Bank

(4) Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

(5) Fincare Small Finance Bank

Answer

Option: 3

 

 

  1. Which of the following company’s India business was recently acquired by Ola?

(1) Zomato

(2) Yelp

(3) Swiggy

(4) Foodpanda

(5) Burrp

Answer

Option: 4

 

 

  1. Which of the following company did recently sign an agreement with Millicom International Cellular S.A. to acquire 100 per cent stake in its Rwanda operation?

(1) Tata Communications

(2) Bharti Airtel

(3) Reliance Communications

(4) Idea Cellular

(5) Vodafone India

Answer

Option: 2

 

 

  1. With which company did Skill Development Ministry on 18 December 2017 sign a MoU to impart training to youth and enhance their employment potential?

(1) Honda Motors

(2) Tata Motors

(3) Maruti Suzuki

(4) Hyundai Motors

(5) Mahindra Automobiles

Answer

Option: 3

 

 

  1. Which of the following company did recently appoint Michel Coulomb as their India sales head?

(1) Microsoft

(2) Amazon

(3) Intel

(4) Apple

(5) Samsung

Answer

Option: 4

 

 

  1. Who among the following was honored with PETA’s ‘Hero to Animals’ Award 2017?

(1) Anushka Sharma

(2) Disha Patani

(3) Shilpa Shetty

(4) Dia Mirza

(5) Sonam Kapoor

Answer

Option: 3

 

 

  1. Which of the following organization released International Migration Report 2017?

(1) World Economic Forum

(2) World Bank

(3) UN Refugee Agency

(4)  United Nations Human Rights Council

(5) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Answer

Option: 5

 

 

  1. How much amount of finance agreement did India sign with the World Bank for ‘Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement Operation (Strive) Project”?

(1) US$ 100 million

(2) US$ 200 million

(3) US$ 250 million

(4) US$ 125 million

(5) US$ 150 million

Answer

Option: 4

 

  1. Government’s think-tank Niti Aayog is planning to set up a Methanol Economy Fund with a corpus of ________.

(1) ₹5000 crore

(2) ₹3000 crore

(3) ₹10000 crore

(4) ₹8000 crore

(5) ₹2000 crore

Answer

Option: 1

 

  1. Finvasia recently received license from the Reserve Bank of India to work as a __________.

(1) P2P Lending Platform

(2) Non-banking Financial Corporation (NBFC)

(3) Small Finance Bank

(4) Local Area Bank

(5) Bitcoin Exchange

Answer

Option: 2

 

  1. Which of the following bank did the Reserve Bank of India in December 2017 put under the ‘prompt corrective action’ (PCA) framework due to their weak balance sheets?

(1) Andhra Bank

(2) Syndicate Bank

(3) Bank of India

(4) Indian Bank

(5) Bank of Baroda

Answer

Option: 3

 

  1. How much amount did India commit to mitigate crisis and develop Rakhine State in Myanmar?

(1) USD 50 million

(2) USD 20 million

(3) USD 100 million

(4) USD 25 million

(5) USD 15 million

Answer

Option: 4

 

  1. The Cabinet in December 2017 approved a project to set up India’s National Rail and Transport University (NRTU) in _________.

(1) Vadodara

(2) Gandhinagar

(3) Ahmedabad

(4) Rajkot

(5) Surat

Answer

Option: 1

 

  1. India’s first and only design university, World University of Deisgn opened in ______________.

(1) Gurugram

(2) Sonipat

(3) Rohtak

(4) Hisar

(5) Ambala

Answer

Option: 2

 

 

  1. Which of the following state did recently announce to distribute sanitary napkins free of cost to all women belonging to BPL (Below Poverty Line) category in the State?

(1) Rajasthan

(2) Chhattisgarh

(3) Kerala

(4) Haryana

(5) Uttar Pradesh

Answer

Option: 4

 

 

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